10 Bloodiest WWE Matches

8. Triple H Vs. Shawn Michaels - Royal Rumble 2004

The World Heavyweight Title Last Man Standing match between Triple H and Shawn Michaels at the 2004 Royal Rumble was, supposedly, going to be the last in an epic series that had begun when The Heartbreak Kid returned at SummerSlam 2002. 

With the Rumble itself scheduled to go around an hour right after them, The Cerebral Assassin and HBK were allotted more time than the four matches that came before them - combined - and also given more leeway when it came to the bells and whistles they were able to employ. 

That included blood. Lots and lots of blood. 

Michaels and Triple H are two of the very best bleeders in WWE history and routinely got colour to help add drama to their matches. Putting the two together, in an alleged blowoff, on a major pay-per-view, with Last Man Standing Rules, for the World Heavyweight Title, there was almost a guarantee of gore. 

Shawn went first, followed by Hunter, the true extent of the bloodshed on full display when Michaels had The Game in a sleeper, the camera focusing in on their barely-visible faces. 

Both men really had to be out there for a while (almost 25 minutes) and get colour, since the finish was a draw when neither man could answer the ten count.

Just don't tell that to Bob Holly, who had his big WWE Title match with Brock Lesnar reduced to six-and-a-half minutes in order to placate the DX boys.